Search
Now showing items 1-6 of 6
Globalization and the Texas metropolises: competition and complementarity in the Texas Urban Triangle
(2009-05-15)
This dissertation examines relationships between cities, and more specifically the largest
Texas cities, and the global economy. Data on headquarters location and corporation sales over
a 20-year period (1984-2004) supported ...
A time for reform: the woman suffrage campaign in rural Texas, 1914-1919
(2009-06-02)
This dissertation offers a new narrative for the local woman suffrage movement
in nine rural counties in Texas. I argue that, unlike cities, where women used dense
organizational networks to create a coherent suffrage ...
Estimating Rio Grande wild turkey densities in Texas
(2009-06-02)
Rio Grande wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) are a highly mobile, wide ranging, and secretive species located throughout the arid regions of Texas. As a result of declines in turkey abundance within the Edwards ...
Female community leaders in Houston, Texas: a study of the education of Ima Hogg and Christia Daniels Adair
(2009-05-15)
Houston, Texas, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States, has
several structures named after historically male leaders of the city―George R. Brown
Convention Center, Mickey Leland Federal Building, William ...
Runoff characteristics and the influence of land cover in drylands of western Texas
(2009-06-02)
In dryland regions, where water is a limited resource, land use/land cover
has undergone and continues to undergo significant change mainly due to
human activities. The nature of runoff from dryland regions and the influence ...
Interannual variability of summer precipitation in Texas and its implication to summer drought
(2009-05-15)
Since Texas normally receives most of its precipitation in the warm season, precipitation deficits in summertime may bring serious agricultural and hydrological disasters. While the underlying physical processes of summer ...